Addison, Texas · Mobile & online
Gwen is commissioned by the State of Texas as both a notary public and an online notary public. That means your signing can happen at your kitchen table, your office, a hospital room, or over a recorded video session: whichever actually fits your day.
Travelling to Addison, Carrollton, Richardson, Plano, Farmers Branch, Coppell, Las Colinas, University Park, Highland Park, North Dallas and more, and available online from anywhere in the U.S.
What we do
Most notary problems are really scheduling problems. Choose the way of signing that removes the obstacle.
For anyone who cannot get to a notary: we meet you at your home, office, hospital room, care facility or a quiet coffee shop, or you meet us in…
From $15 $10 State fee per notarization, plus one visit fee per visit: $5 at our Addison meeting spot, $15 anywhere in Addison, $25 Zone 2, $45 Zone 3.
For signers who are out of town, out of state or simply short on time: a secure audio-video session with a Texas-commissioned online notary public…
From $35 $25 online fee + $10 State fee per notarization. No visit fee.
For title companies, escrow officers, lenders, signing services, and for buyers and sellers who hire us directly. Purchase, refinance, reverse…
$150 flat Flat per signing within about 20 driving miles, printing included. Return shipping on the title company's prepaid label.
For families putting estate paperwork in order: wills and self-proving affidavits, durable financial powers of attorney, and medical powers of…
From $15 $10 State fee per notarization, plus one visit fee (from $5). You bring any witnesses.
For families arranging paperwork at a bedside: hospitals, skilled nursing, assisted living, memory care and hospice. We coordinate with the…
From $50 $10 State fee per notarization, plus the visit fee for your zone and $25 for the facility visit. You bring any witnesses.
For anyone sending a Texas document to another country: marriage papers, powers of attorney, school records, corporate documents and adoption files…
$95 per document Our handling fee, plus the State's $15 fee and postage at cost. Any notarization is extra.
How it works
Use the request form or call. Tell us the document type, how many signers, and when and where you would like to meet. The more detail you give, the more accurate the quote.
Before anything is booked, we send you the appointment time (Central Time) and the total price by text or email. State fees and our fees are listed on separate lines, because Texas law treats them differently.
Bring an unexpired government photo ID and your document with every blank filled in, but NOT signed. The signing itself usually takes ten to fifteen minutes.
Before you book
This list matters as much as the list of services. If anyone in this business offers you something on it, something is wrong.
You bring the document already written and filled in, except for the signature. We cannot draft it, type it, fill in blanks for you, pick the right form, or choose the notarial wording. Get the document from whoever asked you for it (your lender, the court, the agency, the other party) or from a licensed Texas attorney.
We cannot tell you which document you need, what it means, or whether you should sign it. That is for someone licensed to practice law in Texas.
Every signer must appear in person or in an approved online video session, with their own ID. Nobody can sign or appear for someone else.
Only the office that issued them can certify those. We can certify copies of many other documents, such as a diploma.
Some states let a notary officiate a wedding. Texas does not (Texas Family Code § 2.202).
Why this matters
Texas caps what a notary may charge for the notarial act itself. Travel is a separate, unregulated service. Any business that blends the two into one number is hiding something, so we publish both, separately, before you book.
State notarial fees are set by Texas Government Code § 406.024 and § 406.111. Travel and convenience fees are separate and are not notarial fees.
| Service | Amount |
|---|---|
| Acknowledgment or proof of a deed: first signature | $10.00 |
| Acknowledgment: each additional signature | $1.00 |
| Administering an oath or affirmation, with certificate and seal | $10.00 |
| Any certificate under seal not otherwise provided for | $10.00 |
| Copying a record or paper from the notary record book | $1.00 |
| Protest of a bill or note | $4.00 |
| Online notarization (remote session) | $25.00 |
The Texas Secretary of State is required to adjust the statutory amounts for inflation every five years. If you are reading this well after the date at the foot of the page, check the current figures with the Secretary of State.
For Spanish-speaking readers
In Texas, a Notary Public is not the official who, in many other countries, has authority to draft documents, explain their legal effect, or represent a person. Gwen is commissioned by the State of Texas to witness signatures, verify the identity of the signer, and apply her seal. She does not draft documents, does not tell you which document you need, does not explain the legal effect of what you sign, and does not represent you before any court or agency. If you need guidance on what you are signing, speak with someone licensed to practice law in Texas.
Where we go
Driving miles, not map miles. In Dallas–Fort Worth the two are very different, and a mobile service that quotes straight-line distance is quoting a trip it cannot make.
Outside this list? We can still come to you (beyond about 20 driving miles the visit fee is quoted first), or meet online from anywhere in the U.S.
Notary journal
What a notary can do, what a notary may not do, and what it actually costs, with the statute cited so you can check it yourself.
Mobile & Online Service
Bedside signings are ordinary work for a mobile notary and have more ways to fail than any other appointment. Almost all of them are decided before…
How-To Guides
A Texas notary certifies the signer, not the page, so the document does not have to be in English. What does have to work is the notary being…
Texas Notary Law
A Texas will does not need a notary to be valid. Tex. Estates Code § 251.051 asks for the testator and two credible witnesses. The self-proving…
The questions people actually ask before booking.
An unexpired government-issued photo ID: a Texas or out-of-state driver license, a state ID card, a passport, a permanent resident card, or a military ID. The name needs to reasonably match the name on the document. If your ID is expired or the name does not match, tell us before the appointment so we can work out a solution rather than discovering it at the table.
Please do not. For an acknowledgment you must acknowledge your signature to the notary, and for a jurat you must sign in the notary's presence. Signing in advance is the single most common reason an appointment has to be rescheduled. Bring the document complete but unsigned.
No. In Texas, wills, codicils and testamentary trusts are specifically excluded from remote and electronic notarization and must be signed in person. That is why, for estate documents, an in-person appointment is not a preference. It is the only route.
A straightforward signing usually takes ten to fifteen minutes once we meet. A real estate closing package can run forty-five minutes to an hour and a half depending on how many documents and signers are involved.
Yes, and it is a regular part of the work. The signer must be conscious, aware of what they are signing, and able to communicate their willingness. If they cannot, a notary is required to decline. We coordinate with facility staff in advance. If your document needs disinterested witnesses, you bring them: we do not provide witnesses.
No commitment. You get the appointment time and the full cost in writing, the notarial fee and the travel fee itemized separately, before anything is booked.
We reply as soon as we can, usually the same business day.
